At a special, intimate album release party held in New York City for new LP Hackney Diamonds last night (Thursday October 19), The Rolling Stones delighted a star-studded, A-list crowd with a surprise, seven-song live set that included one very special cameo. Following a DJ set by The Roots' Questlove and American singer-songwriter Samantha Urbani, the rock 'n' roll icons took to the stage at the 600-capacity Racket venue in front of a crowd that included the likes of, according to a report by Rolling Stone, Elvis Costello, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Chris Rock.
Alongside a trio of Stones classics in the form of Shattered, Jumpin' Jack Flash and Tumbling Dice, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Darryl Jones and Steve Jordan also debuted four new songs from Hackney Diamonds, including recent single Sweet Sounds Of Heaven, which brought Lady Gaga to the stage for an explosive encore.
"This is the first club gig we’ve played in a long time in New York,” Jagger noted before the band played Bite My Head Off, a track whose recorded version features none other than Beatles legend Paul McCartney on bass. The icons certainly made the most of such an unusually up-close and personal show, their performance with Gaga putting the cherry on an historic evening.
Watch footage of the Stones and Lady Gaga playing Sweet Sounds Of Heaven below. Hackney Diamonds, released today, was given a glowing 9/10 review by Classic Rock, whose writer Ian Fortnam noted: "Hackney Diamonds is no museum piece. It’s a 21st-century record for a 21st-century audience that, with an old-school 48-minute duration, only ever leaves the listener hungry for more."
The band are expected to announce a new world tour to support the album soon.
Lady Gaga performing “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” with The Rolling Stones at their album launch party tonight pic.twitter.com/a8GTdd9jkNOctober 20, 2023
LADY GAGA SINGING SWEET SOUNDS OF HEAVEN WITH THE ROLLING STONES OMG pic.twitter.com/b1piBcjQIBOctober 20, 2023
O duelo entre eles...✨️🎸Lady Gaga e Rolling Stones pic.twitter.com/VbcQUIDolDOctober 20, 2023
The Rolling Stones New York Racket setlist Thursday October 19
1. Shattered
2. Angry (live debut)
3. Whole Wide World (live debut)
4. Tumbling Dice
5. Bite My Head Off (live debut)
6. Jumping Jack Flash
7. Sweet Sounds Of Heaven (live debut, featuring Lady Gaga)